Ever since we first caught word of the Nexus Prime, we’ve been waiting eagerly to catch word or hints from Samsung. The next in line of the Nexus phones would be the first to feature Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich,” and a Super AMOLED Plus display. We’re now hearing that the Nexus Prime may actually…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 getting some LTE action, too?
4G LTE is all the rage these days, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 looks like it’s going to get a little of that speed treatment, too. In fact, we might even see it unveiled on Monday during Samsung’s Galaxy S 2 unveiling event–unless Hurricane Irene thwarts it and forces a rescheduling of the event.…
Verizon says no thanks to Samsung Galaxy S II, but has similar model in the pipeline
If you’ve been aching and yearning for a Samsung Galaxy S II, but you’re also a Verizon customer, you can pretty much forget it. The carrier has reportedly passed on the Android smartphone in favor of something similar to it. The specifications of the phone in question are reportedly similar or near-identical to those on…
Tim Cook asserts Apple employees that the company won’t change
Tim Cook said in an e-mail to Apple employees that the company isn’t really going to change. This is all in response to the news of Steve Jobs’ departure, of course, though it is hard to imagine what Apple will be like without the man who started it all. Steve Jobs was the face and…
Sony Ericsson Xperia range gets Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
Sony Ericsson Xperia users should be waking up to some good news this morning as the company just announced its plans to make sure the line of phones are up to date with Android software. One of Sony Ericsson’s problems in the past was getting its hardware updated with Android software versions because of its…
PapayaMobile hits 25 million Android users
PapayaMobile has just announced that it reached the 25 million mark in terms of Android users. The social gaming network has done some pretty great things for Android users and developers, like its app-a-day feature which launched last year and allows users to discover new apps every day. PapayaMobile is seeing good traction and is…
Verizon considers asking Obama for help in ridiculous patent wars
Verizon is getting pretty sick of the patent wars, as you and I have been, and might consider asking President Obama for help. With Apple suing Samsung, Samsung suing back, Apple and HTC in the mix, Microsoft and Motorola going at it, and everyone else in between, it’s almost like a round robin of patent…
Apple to build 8GB iPhone 4 to release alongside the iPhone 5?
When the iPhone 3GS was released, an 8GB version of the 3G became available for dirt cheap. When the iPhone 4 was released, an 8GB version of the 3GS was also released for a much lower price. So, let’s see here, there is a chance that the iPhone 5 is coming soon–does this mean we’ll…
Apple iPad starts replacing cash registers everywhere
It’s 2011, and it’s a surprise that many merchants are still using big, clunky cash registers that look no different than they did 20 years ago. The Apple iPad, however, is slowly changing all of that. If you’ve been in any relatively decent-sized city over the past year, and walked into a major retailer, you…
Microsoft suing Motorola over Android patent issues
Microsoft isn’t too happy about Motorola and its Android phones, so it’s taking the manufacturer to court. If you remember not too long ago, Microsoft is receiving licensing fees from HTC for the latter’s Android handsets. Now Microsoft is alleging that Motorola is infringing on seven of its patents, and may ask for an injunction…